A
Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. There were events around the world in memory of those who died in the conflict. We have picked out three of them in European countries. Let's take a look.
Belgium
In a park, the famous Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen had an exhibition called Coming World, Remember Me. The work consisted of 600,000 individual(个别的) clay sculptures, one for each person killed during the World War. In the center of the exhibition was a big egg made of clay, symbolizing a new world.
UK
In a small town called Aldridge, almost 100 houses in one street were covered with 24,000 poppies and statues of soldiers. They stood for the men from the area who had been killed in the war. The flowers were chosen because of a poem written by the Canadian doctor John McCrea in 1915. They made people think of fields of blood.
France
The British artist Guy Denning arrived in La Feuille, a small town in the northwest of France, to stick life-size drawings of soldiers who never came back home. Armed with glue and a brush, Denning stuck his drawings carefully on walls. Before long 112 men, mainly young adults, were brought back to mind, if not to life.
1. What do we know about Coming World, Remember Me?
A. It's the name of an exhibition. B. It's a film about World War I.
C. It's a work standing for peace. D. It's a sculpture made of clay.
2. Why were poppies chosen to symbolize the dead soldiers?
A. The British people preferred them. B. They showed the cruelty of war.
C. A Canadian doctor suggested them. D. The fields were filled with them.
3. How was the end of World War I marked in France?
A. A memorial to the dead soldiers was built.
B. 112 wounded soldiers in the war were helped.
C. Drawings of some dead soldiers were put up.
D. Young adults were encouraged to join the army.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。去年是第一次世界大战结束100周年。世界各地都举行了纪念战争死难者的活动。本文介绍了欧洲的三个国家的是如何进行纪念活动的。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Belgium部分的In a park, the famous Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen had an exhibition called Coming World, Remember Me. 可知，Coming World, Remember Me 是一个展览的名字，故选A。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据UK部分的The flowers were chosen because of a poem written by the Canadian doctor John McCrea in 1915. They made people think of fields of blood. 可知，罂粟花被选来象征死去的士兵是因为它们让人想到血泊，想到那些死去的战士，结合所给选项可推断出，它们展示了战争的残酷。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据France部分的The British artist Guy Denning arrived in La Feuille, a small town in the northwest of France, to stick life-size drawings of soldiers who never came back home. 可知，在法国，他们是把死去的战士的画像张贴出来。故选C。
